High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may boost speech and language abilities in the first three years of a child's life, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul. The findings help us understand h
High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may increase speech and language abilities in the first three years of a child's life. The results contribute to our understanding of how cortisol affects foetal and infant development.
A recent study has created a novel eye-tracking technique to measure toddlers' attention to motherese. Using these metrics, the researchers were able to identify a subset of children with ASD whose low levels of attention to motherese were also related to poorer social and language abilities
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): Brushing young children's language abilities can turn fruitful for their later academic performance throughout the school, suggests a recent study.